Ruberto Wins Massive Pot With Ace-High; Crosses 4 Million
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Picking up the action on a board, Griffin Benger led out for 198,000 from the small blind and Tony Ruberto raised to 475,000 from the button. Benger paused for a minute before sliding in a raise to 900,000 total. Ruberto called, making the pot worth more than 2.1 million.
The completed the board and both players wasted little time before checking. Benger tabled for a busted draw, and Ruberto showed for ace-high. That was good enough to scoop a massive pot and climb to second in chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tony Ruberto |
4,077,000
1,027,000
|
1,027,000 |
Griffin Benger |
3,122,000
-815,000
|
-815,000 |